From the Archives
Nearly 70 years after USS Indianapolis tragedy, survivor tells his tale
Just past midnight July 30, 1945, two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine struck the USS Indianapolis with almost 1,200 people aboard.
U.S. teams cross DMZ to search for remains of Korean War MIAs
For the first time, U.S. remains recovery teams have crossed the Demilitarized Zone with equipment to search for servicemembers missing from the Korean War.
Editorial: Top O’ The Mast .. For Duration
This editorial appeared on Page 2 of May 14, 1945, edition of Pacific Stars and Stripes.
Joe and friend
Little Ernie Joe, the 7-year-old orphan "mascot" of the Eight Army HQ's 502nd Reconnaissance Platoon, left for his new home in Texas on June 15, 1954.
Oki doughfeet slogging on, searching for own lost PWs
There are no front lines on Okinawa, but that doesn’t mean there is any rest for the doughboy.
Precision fire answer to cave tactics - U.S. artillery goes underground
War in the Ryukus has brought on new and unorthodox tactics from an artillery viewpoint. For the first time in the history of warfare an entire field artillery of an army is living and fighting from underground positions.
Fighting men with tender hearts – GIs play nurse to Oki’s orphans
For doughboys and leathernecks, the care of children started on the first day of the invasion, and from the way it keeps on, it looks as though “the Children’s Hour on Okinawa” will outlast Lillian Hellman’s play on Broadway.